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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1897
Page
3
An editorial voicing mixed economic notes from gold to wheat, silver prices, and a rising demand for smaller currency. It discusses Alaska’s map as a guide to gold stories, a tense political scene in a Democratic district, and Foraker’s rebuke of Allen over alleged election fraud in Ohio.
The candidate for State Senator in this Democratic district declares a need to reduce official incomes. His acceptance speech reflects public pressure and voices that reform must be pursued, with broad support across parties.
A New Zealander newspaper man recounts New Zealand’s two year old woman suffrage. He notes the vote was orderly with no disturbances and that women voted like men. He argues suffrage will raise public interest without revolutionizing politics, a view echoed by American observers.
Dr Willis E Everett of Tacoma, a metallurgist and Yukon survey veteran, declines a $15,000 offer to lead explorers into the Klondyke diggings for New York capitalists. He notes two years in the Klondyke with U.S. government work show health risks and harsh climate, yet the lure of fortune remains strong while hardship for many is unseen.
The presentation speech honors Lake F. Jones of Wooster as Wayne county's nominee for State Senator from the 17th-28th district. The speaker cites Jones's plant and farming alignment, family values, and the county's prior voting history, praising Jones's character and likely Senate fitness.
A political speech urges enthusiastic nomination of Lake F. Jones for the Democratic ticket in November. The speaker emphasizes party unity and support for Jones amid applause from the audience.
The Republican notes the Oberlin College professor James Monroe has published a volume of Lectures Addresses and Essays reflecting a fifty year public career. The work covers abolition origins Ohio politics Civil War diplomacy and key U.S. events with Monroe’s firsthand insight and a distinct humorous style.
The Wooster barber John W. Hosler, long known in Mansfield, secretly married Clara E. Byers on July 9, 1895. The wedding was kept quiet until recently, when Ft Wayne friends learned of the ceremony. The couple now reside above a barber shop on East Main Street.
Columbus pension agent General A V Rice reports for the fiscal year ending June 30 that 104,341 pensioners were on the rolls across 40 states and territories, with Ohio housing 68,060. Total pensions paid were 15.41 million dollars, Ohio receiving 14.55 million, marking a decline of 148 pensioners and the first drop since the agency began.
Lime board of water works trustees will operate the plant by electricity. A great saying is fuel and the number of employes will be made. Contracts were set for erection of an opera house at Akron Academy of Music which burned Sunday to be rebuilt but not as a theater. Dr Man McClain left Loudonville for Boston where she has been elected as one of the physicians in New England hospital.
Elyria Republican reports the Ohio Dairy Union organized in Cleveland on July 8 with E. F. Webster as president and F. A. Stranabank as secretary. The group aims to secure state legislation to regulate butter and cheese and to enforce all dairy laws including the oleomargarine color rule, seeking broad membership from creamery men, dairymen, and butter dealers across Ohio.
Foreign corporation organized under West Virginia law with principal office at Hiqua. It complies with acts relating to foreign corporations, capital stock $250,000, all but one class represented by stock. A business agent upon whom process may be served is E. W. Lane, Plage.
A proposal for new waterworks at Waddworth emerges amid a noted supply shortfall. Officials stress the project would improve service and reliability, though details and funding plans remain under discussion.
President Marsh of Mt Union eye tendered his resignation citing health to take effect in a year. The board discussed consolidations, new library and museum buildings, faculty raises, and appointing a field agent to boost attendance. Retirements and reorganizations followed in a stormy secret session, with G W Clarke serving as interim president.
The Loudonville Democrat reports artisans from Perrynville Loudonville Shreve and Wooster urging a united effort to run an early morning westbound train. Mansfield officials prevailed, yielding a 6 o'clock departure, with calls to extend the schedule to Wooster Orrville to serve more towns and ease public hardship.
Canal Dover Reporter notes that commissioners have ordered parsons using teams to comply with a three inch wagon tire law. Farmers and teamsters are urged to heed the rule, as it benefits road quality and reduces hauling burden. The law passed years ago and enforcement has been lenient, but stricter enforcement may come.
A council of pastors and delegates from Akron First, Cleveland Cedar Avenue, Cleveland Trinity, Cleveland Wilson Avenue, Medina, and Saville met Seville on June 2 to consider recognizing Rev R K Sickler as a regularly ordained Baptist minister. He has served as an IE minister for years and recently joined Seville Baptist Church, where he now pastors evangelistic work. The churches agreed to ordain him.
Farmers and residents report a bumper wheat and hay season after variable rains. Fields show promising yields with corn tasseling, oats starting, and potatoes and fruits thriving. Observers note large acreages, high bushel expectations, and hope for better prices, while some workers seek county summer labor.
Canal Dover Reporter notes commissioners inform all persons using teams to comply with a law requiring three juries on the road. Farmers and teamsters should prepare for future enforcement. The rule, passed years ago, aims to improve roads and reduce road burdens by encouraging better hauling conditions.
The Kent Courier questions targeting aggressive drivers and hecklers, urging that humans in cars be restrained for safety and civility. It condemns barking and insult-driven street behavior and suggests a muzzle for offensive conduct to protect pedestrians, especially women alone.
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